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Images of flower forms, catalogued Pacifica patterns and fabrics, (obtained at local Auckland retail outlets) play homage to my ongoing fascination about colonial New Zealand flower painting. This New Zealand iconographic tradition is re-evaluated in ‘ Fabricated Rooms' , in terms of the repositioning of the figurative and representation of flowers within contemporary New Zealand painting practice and Auckland's suburban and visual culture.
‘ Fabricated Rooms ' is a new series of paintings, which embellish ideas of New Zealand ornamentation and do-it-yourself wallpaper/decorative effects. It responds to the common ‘dreams and disasters' that often occurs during the rejuvenation of interior décor, and enables the viewer to ponder the highs and lows of New Zealand suburban culture. (This type of real-life interior design is currently viewed weekly through the TV screen, on New Zealand television programmes such as: DIY Rescue TV2, DIY Disasters, Home Front, Changing Rooms screened on TV One, and Prime Television New Zealand ).